Today I understood a few things.

1) Meaning of "A Calling".

It's simply a voice in you calling out to you to do something. It's a naggy voice which will continue to bug you until you address it.

That's a calling.

And then I remembered. Something has been calling out to me for YEARS. I always ignore it because it will definitely change me, my lifestyle and all. I wasn't sure if I'm up to it...

But now I am ready to face it.

 

2) Leukemia

Recently someone quite close to me told me he used to have Leukemia when he was young. I knew about that long ago though. He's healthy and ok now.

Then,  I didn't have a good understanding of what Leukemia was all about. Coincidentally, today's lecture was about Blood and Leukemia was mentioned.

It's a blood cancer where the white blood cell (WBC) grows out of control. Those WBCs are not functional and displace the remaining healthy ones. This causes a weak immune system which can lead to many diseases.

(Edited from lecture notes)

I also learnt that if the cancer cells are still intact, it's still curable. But if it has spread into the bloodstream and other parts of the body, then it can only be controlled and not cured...

Can check up on the validity of these points...

Then again, it leads me to think back on Leukemia. It's a BLOOD cancer, meaning the cancerous WBCs are already all over the body.

I thought of my friend. Truly it was a miracle for him. And I really don't wanna think too deep into that.

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Chatted up with a Medical student last week. He told me he wanna be an Oncologist.. There was so much surety and confidence in his words, it kinda warmed my heart. I love to be around people who are passionate in what they are doing. There is just a certain attractiveness in them.

On the other hand, people who find everything so sian can really drain away my energy... I normally avoid them...